CBS tops weekly ratings again

NEW YORK — CBS kept up its winning ways, remaining the most-watched network for the 11th straight week.

And Fox again could lay claim last week to the top duo of shows: the Wednesday and Tuesday editions of "American Idol."

The third-ranking show: ABC's Monday airing of "Dancing with the Stars."

And fourth was ABC's season finale of "Grey's Anatomy," which edged out CBS rivals in its Thursday time slot: the season finales of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (ranking seventh) and "CSI: NY" (in 15th place).

"Farrah's Story," documenting Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer, drew 9 million viewers. But many viewers opted for CBS' escapist crime dramas: "Flashpoint" attracted 8.5 million viewers, and, airing against the documentary's second hour, "Numb3rs" won with 9.7 million viewers.

For the week, CBS averaged 11.2 million prime-time viewers (6.9 household rating, 12 share), according to Nielsen Media Research. ABC had 9.4 million (6.0 rating, 10 share), Fox 9.0 million (5.3 rating, 9 share), NBC 6.4 million (4.2 rating, 7 share), the CW 2.1 million (1.4 rating, 2 share), My Network TV 1.3 million (0.8 rating, 1 share) and ION Television 570,000 (0.4 rating, 1 share).

For the week of May 11-17, the top 20 shows, their networks and viewerships: 1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 24.67 million; 2. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 22.71 million; 3. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 18.55 million; 4. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 16.53 million; 5. "The Mentalist," CBS, 16.21 million; 6. "NCIS," CBS, 16.20 million; 7. "CSI," CBS, 14.81 million; 8. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 14.06 million; 9. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 13.96 million; 10. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.59 million. 11. "Without a Trace," CBS, 13.4 million; 12. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.37 million; 13. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 13.11 million; 14. "Survivor: Tocantins Finale," CBS, 12.94 million; 15. "CSI: NY" (Special), CBS, 12.77 million; 16. "House," Fox, 12.74 million; 17. "CSI: NY," CBS, 12.33 million; 18. "Survivor: Tocantins," CBS, 12.18 million; 19. "Biggest Loser 7," NBC, 11.85 million; 20. "Survivor: Tocantins Reunion," CBS, 11.59 million

KSL-Ch. 5 is No. 1 in late-news ratings

Here's the approximate average number of homes that tuned in to 10 p.m. newscasts on channels 2, 4 and 5 and 9 p.m. newscasts on channels 13 and 14 during the May sweeps:

KSL-Ch. 5102,000

KUTV-Ch. 286,400

KSTU-Ch. 1365,300

KTVX-Ch. 440,500

KJZZ-Ch. 149,200